Jazz

​Laurel Halo Announces New Album 'Atlas,' Shares Song

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2023

L.A.-based composer, producer and DJ, Laurel Halo, has announced Atlas, her first new album in five years, out September 22. It will be her...

Pharoah Sanders's 1977 Album 'Pharoah' Is Being Reissued with Unreleased Music

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2023

Pharoah Sanders' 1977 album Pharoah is being reissued in a new box set from David Byrne's Luaka Bop. The box is arriving September 15, and...

Toronto's the Titillators Invent Their Own Futuristic Jazz with "Communication"

PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2023

Ryan Driver has been a fixture in numerous Toronto-based projects, including releasing solo music under his own name and playing in the bac...

DOMi & JD Beck Showed Montreal Why They're at the Tipping Point

Montreal Jazz Festival, July 4

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023

What an interesting time to see DOMi & JD Beck live. The pair of virtuosic jazz musicians have been making the rounds on the Internet for a...

Colin Stetson Tested the Limits in Ottawa

Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 30

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2023

While others will be typing into the night about legendary headliner Herbie Hancock closing the main stage at the Ottawa Jazz Festival's fi...

KOKOROKO Loved Montreal, and Montreal Loved Them Right Back

Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, June 29

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023

When KOKOROKO took the stage at Montreal International Jazz Festival, they were greeted warmly by a packed crowd that was there to support...

BC Musician Goes Viral for Disguising Rap Covers as Jazz in Retirement Homes

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023

If you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted, would you capture it or just let it slip? Earlier this month, B...

Brekky Boy Made It Well Worth the Trip

Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 29

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023

Definitely in the running for band who travelled farthest to get here, Sydney, Australia trio Brekky Boy righteously had one of the most we...